WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ --Sophomore Matthew Wright and senior Ryan Micheli each racked up three hits, but the Stony Brook Seawolves ultimately fell to the Monmouth Hawks 11-7 on Saturday in New Jersey, setting up a rubber game against the Hawks tomorrow.
Freshman Nicholas Rizzo (3-5) got the ball to start for Stony Brook (22-18, 10-7) and took the loss. Senior Quinlan Montgomery came out of the bullpen and and finished the final 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits.
In addition to his three hits, Wright had two doubles and three RBI to lead the Seawolves. Micheli added a home run and three RBI to his three-hit performance as well. Sophomore Johnny Pilla also contributed for Stony Brook, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a walk.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The squad was trailing 3-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Stony Brook got an RBI single from Wright, scoring senior Cam Santerre from second base.
Following the run by the Seawolves, the Hawks would go on to score in the two runs in the third and fourth inning to take a 7-1 lead. After Monmouth extended the lead to 10-1 in the sixth inning, the squad got back on the scoreboard as Stony Brook scored twice on Micheli's two-run homer, which brought the score to 10-3 in favor of the Hawks.
Monmouth built their lead to 11-3 before the Stony Brook offense got back to work, reducing that lead to 11-7 in the ninth. The Seawolves bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run double off the bat of Wright. The ballgame ended with that ninth inning rally falling short.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Seawolves got three-hit games from both Wright and Micheli. It marked the third three-hit game of the season for Micheli. Wright has back-to-back games with three hits and four games this season reaching three or more hits. The duo also had three-RBI each in the defeat.
- Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed four runs across.
- Four Stony Brook hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame (Pilla, B. Paulsen, Micheli, Wright).
- Stony Brook went 3-for-8 (.375) with runners in scoring position.
- Stony Brook pitchers faced 43 Monmouth hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out five.
- Micheli hit his first home run of the season this afternoon.
- Santerre, Micheli, and B. Paulsen all scored three times.
- Pilla went 2-for-3 with a walk and RBI in the victory. It was his ninth multi-hit game of the season.
- Rizzo made his team-high 12th start of the season. He allowed five runs over 2.0 innings.
- Ty Saunders, Colton Book, and Quinlan Montgomery made appearances out of the pen. Montgomery led the way by finishing the final 1.2 innings, allowing no runs or hits.
- Stony Brook winning streak snapped at six games.
- The Seawolves move to 6-3 all-time against the Hawks.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the diamond tomorrow for their third and final meeting of the weekend with the Hawks. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloBaseball.
